Program Chairs
Program Chairs are committee chairs whose responsibilities are specific to technical programming at an Annual Meeting or at a MAS Topical Conference.
Future Co-Chairs
Microscopy & Microanalysis 2023
July 23-27, Minneapolis, MN
Anette von der Handt, MAS Program Co-Chair
Research Associate
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Email: avonderh-at-mail.ubc.ca
Past Co-Chairs
Microscopy & Microanalysis 2022
July 31 – August 4, Portland, OR
Michelle Thompson, MAS Program Co-Chair
Assistant Professor
Purdue University
550 Stadium Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Email: mthompson-at-purdue.edu
Microscopy & Microanalysis 2021
August 1-5, Pittsburgh, PA
Andrew Herzing, MAS Program Co-Chair
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg,MD20899
andrew.herzing-at-nist.gov
Microscopy & Microanalysis 2020
August 2-6, Milwaukee, WI
John Fournelle, MAS Program Co-Chair
Director, Electron Microprobe Lab and SEM Lab
Email: johnf-at-geology.wisc.edu
Website: http://www.geology.wisc.edu/~johnf
Microscopy & Microanalysis 2019
August 4-8, Portland, OR
Assel Aitkaliyeva, MAS Program Co-Chair
University of Florida
aitkaliyeva-at-mse.ufl.edu
Microscopy & Microanalysis 2018
August 5-9, Baltimore, MD
James Lebeau, MAS Program Co-Chair
North Carolina State University
Department of Materials Science & Engineering
Tel: (919) 515.5049
Email: jmlebeau-at-ncsu.edu
Microscopy & Microanalysis 2017
August 6-10, St. Louis, MO
Katherine L. Crispin, MAS Program Co-Chair
The Pennsylvania State University
Materials Characterization Laboratory
N005 Millennium Science Complex
University Park, PA 16802
Tel: (814) 865-0344
Email: klcrispin-at-psu.edu
Microscopy & Microanalysis 2016
July 24-28, Columbus, OH
Brian Gorman, MAS Program Co-Chair
Colorado School of Mines
Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
1500 Illinois St.
Golden, CO 80401
Tel: +1 303 384 2239
Email: bgorman-at-mines.edu
Microscopy & Microanalysis 2015
August 3-7, Portland, OR
Donovan Leonard, MAS Program Co-Chair
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Email: leonarddn-at-ornl.gov
Microscopy & Microanalysis 2014
August 3-7, Hartford, CT
Yoosuf N. Picard, MAS Program Co-Chair
Carnegie Mellon University
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh PA 15213
Tel: +1 412 268 3044
Email: ypicard-at-cmu.edu
Microscopy & Microanalysis 2013
August 4-8, Indianapolis, IN
Emmanuelle Marquis, MAS Program Co-Chair
University of Michigan
Department of Materials Science & Engineering
H.H. Dow Building
2300 Hayward Street
Ann Arbor MI 48109-2136
Tel: +1 734 764 8717
Fax: +1 734 763 4788
Email: emarq-at-umich.edu
Microscopy & Microanalysis 2012
July 29 – August 2, Phoenix, AZ
Vin Smentkowski, MAS Program Co-Chair
GE Global Research
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
1 Research Circle
Building K1 1d41
Niskayuna NY 12309
Tel: +1 518 387 5467
Fax: +1 518 387 6972
Email: smentkow-at-ge.com
Microscopy & Microanalysis 2011
August 7-11, Nashville, TN
Masashi Watanabe, MAS Program Co-Chair
Lehigh University
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
5 East Packer Avenue
Bethlehem, PA 18015
Tel: +1 610 758 4207
Fax: +1 610 758 4244
Email: maw3-at-lehigh.edu
Microscopy & Microanalysis 2010
August 1-5, Portland, OR
Brendan Foran, MAS Program Co-Chair
The Aerospace Corporation
7324 West 88th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Tel: +1 512 507 8131
Email: brendanforan-at-gmail.com
Microscopy & Microanalysis 2009
July 26-30, Richmond, VA
Luke N. Brewer, MAS Program Co-Chair
Sandia National Laboratories
PO Box 5800, MS 1411
Albuquerque, NM 87185-1411
Tel: +1 505 284 2816
Fax: +1 505 844 9781
Email: lnbrewe-at-sandia.gov